Synonyms and related words :
account, allow for, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, becloud, befog, belie, blanket, blind, camouflage, cloak, cloud, color, conceal, cover, cover up, curtain, default, diminish, disguise, disregard, dissemble, distort, distract attention from, dress up, ease, eclipse, embellish, embroider, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, explain, extenuate, fail, falsify, fudge, garble, gild, gloss, hide, ignore, justify, keep under cover, lapse, lessen, let go, let ride, let slide, let slip, lose sight of, lose track of, make allowance for, mask, mince, miscite, miscolor, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, mitigate, neglect, nod, not care for, not get involved, not heed, not think, obfuscate, obscure, occult, overlook, overstate, palliate, pass over, pervert, rationalize, screen, shade, shroud, slant, sleep, slur over, soft-pedal, soften, strain, sugarcoat, take for granted, titivate, trick out, twist, understate, varnish, veil, veneer, warp, white, whiten, whitewash